I don't have a character interview for you today, as a little thing called life reared it's head at the weekend and threw off all my blogging/writing plans. So instead I'm going to distract you all with some random facts from the Synthetica universe to keep you entertained until tomorrow when service will, hopefully, resume as normal.

Enjoy!

Synthetica Trivia

1. Synthetica is set in a future where you can change your DNA on a whim - all you need is to visit a HelixPod situated conveniently in the city centre, and a load of money. Want bright purple hair and orange eyes? You got it! Want to change your body mass/height/weight? Not a problem...so long as you have the means to pay for it.

2. This may be kind of an obvious one, but everyone in the Imperial City has an ID picochip implanted behind their right ear. This ID chip not only allows the authorities to pinpoint in someone is in trouble, it's also linked to the Food Network meaning your meals can be tailor-made to your dietary requirements - yum!

3. The Imperial City has a 10pm curfew and a 'One Child' policy.

4. The Imperial City was inspired by my time in both London and Shanghai.

5. Despite never playing the game, Anais was inspired by this Final Fantasy artwork I saw in a shop:

6. On the cover artwork for Synthetica, the binary code in the background reads 'This city is mine':

7. Xander wasn't born in the Imperial City, but everyone else in the novel is.